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Oct 8, 2015
10/15
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A big congratulations to Pete, as this week he proposed to his other half Jane, prompting the women of the West Midlands to cross him out in their little black books, and the podcast to indulge in a Taylor Swift-inspired celebration. The week's reviews include "The Intern," Nancy Meyers' latest frothy window into the life of a working woman, and "McFarland," the latest of many sports movies in the lengthy filmography of Kevin Costner. Cal dares to take on William...
Topics: review, podcast review, oscar podcast, film podcast, uk podcast, awards, london film festival,...
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Jul 9, 2017
07/17
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It's Episode 169 of In the Mood for Podcast! This week we're finally back with a jam-packed episode full of news and reviews! First on the agenda is Daniel Day-Lewis' shock retirement announcement (which fails to convince) and Annette Bening ruling the roost in Venice, plus a record amount of invitations from AMPAS gets our seal of approval. There are reviews of Bong Joon-ho's madcap fable "Okja" and Sofia Coppola's period potboiler "The Beguiled," while we venture into...
Topics: film, film reviews, reviews, oscars, cannes, cannes film festival, film podcast, oscar podcast,...
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Feb 12, 2013
02/13
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It's Episode 36 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week is pretty stacked! Pete returns from Berlin with rapturous praise, but will that include some for his precious Wong kar-Wai? A review of "The Grandmaster" leads a Berlin round-up, followed by the multiplex fare of "I Give It A Year" and "Warm Bodies." We're taking time out to focus on animation, giving...
Topics: adam and dog, animated shorts, argo, baftas, berlin film festival, berlinale, helen mirren,...
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Apr 16, 2013
04/13
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Podcast blog: moodforpodcast.com This week sees a reprise of our infamous Divide & Conquer week, as we go it alone for six of the seven films showcased. Cal was forced to abandon Derek Cianfrance's "The Place Beyond the Pines" due to illness, so Pete handles the Ryan Gosling vehicle himself, as well as dishing the dirt on Greek themed Brit film "Papadopoulos & Sons." After Cal highlights the dated politics in Gus Van Sant's "Promised Land," he has to stem a...
Topics: The Place Beyond the Pines, Derek Cianfrance, Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Blue...
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Apr 30, 2013
04/13
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tba As Summer is on the horizon we look ahead to the big-budget studio offerings hitting us in the next few weeks, but can we muster any enthusiasm for the prospect of another Zack Snyder or M. Night Shyamalan film? Pete opts for Michael Winterbottom's porn biopic "The Look of Love," while Cal tackles the popular "Bernie," before crowing about Rob Zombie's swag in his review of "The Lords of Salem." And then we deal with Robert Downey Jr.'s third outing as Iron...
Topic: review, podcast, guillermo del toro, emma watson, anna friel, podcast review, kat dennings, iron...
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Feb 19, 2014
02/14
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This week's episode sees the return of previous podcast guest Irini M, who helps us discuss George Clooney's World War II caper "Monuments Men" and ponder some latest film news, featuring a death, a coming-out, and a Supporting Actress tragedy. And then we all reveal our top tens of 2013 (which takes a while), but it proves difficult for some to bite their tongues about each others' picks. Listener questions instigate a Greek history lesson, but our guest remains coy throughout the...
Topics: socrates, plato, aristotle, review, top tens, best of 2013, oscars, podcast, year in review, oscar...
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Jul 24, 2012
07/12
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Calum Reed & Pete Sheppard
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Week 8 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict.com and Pete Sheppard of inthemoodforblog.blog.co.uk. This week sees a Christopher Nolan special, with disucssion of his new film "The Dark Knight Rises," as well as an exploration of his filmography thus far. There are also reviews of other recent releases: "The Lorax, "Nostalgia for the Light," "Where Do We Go Now?" and "The Women on the Sixth...
Topic: dark knight rises nolan bale hardy oscar batman momento
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Apr 9, 2013
04/13
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It's Episode 44 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week starts off in morbid fashion as we acknowledge the deaths of some important people, both in the film industry and outside of it, before we look ahead to Kimberly Peirce's remake of "Carrie," which triggers guilt in Pete over his lack of appreciation of Julianne Moore on the podcast. Things get more cheerful when we get to...
Topics: Margaret Thatcher, Roger Ebert, podcast, podcast review, review, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, death,...
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Oct 23, 2013
10/13
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Calum Reed & Pete Sheppard
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This week's episode is a London Film Festival special, as we round up some of the films we caught in the capital, including competition winner Ida,and acclaimed German drama âThe Police Officer's Wife. We discuss directors battling conflicts with studios, including Darren Aronofsky and Olivier Dahan, before launching into an assault on Harvey Weinstein, after one of us saw the compromised cut of Wong Kar-Wai's The Grandmaster.â Cal tackles new releases Prince Avalanche and Belgian Oscar entry...
Topics: Prince Avalanche, podcast, Oscars, best actor, tom hanks, captain Phillips, barkhad abdi, paul...
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Mar 19, 2014
03/14
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The podcast is back after a fortnight's absence with some St. Patrick's day cheer, but will we be cheering in response to this week's films? Asghar Farhadi fans may want to beware, as we review French language drama "The Past," while those who helped kick-start a movie adaptation of TV show "Veronica Mars" will have to deal with a fresh take on the crime caper. Pete's seen another quirky Tilda Swinton film this week in Terry Gilliam's "The Zero Theorem," before Cal...
Topics: podcast, review, podcast review, film podcast, juliette binoche, bjork, isabelle huppert, a...
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Nov 13, 2012
11/12
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It's Episode 24 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week Ben Affleck's awards juggernaut "Argo" lands on British shores, but does it live up to the considerable hype? "Transformers" scribe Alex Kurtzman is the latest to lure Michelle Pfeiffer back to the screen in the family drama "People Like Us," while the established pull of Chris O'Dowd is tested in...
Topics: argo, the sapphires, chris o'dowd, ben affleck, alan arkin, best picture oscar, oscar betting,...
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Mar 24, 2015
03/15
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This week we discuss Sean Penn's brawn in the critically-derided "The Gunman" and Ryan Reynolds' form in the flat-out weird horror comedy "The Voices," while the return of Shailene Woodley in Robert Schwentke's "Insurgent" brings excitement (as does the surprise appearance of Naomi Watts), but did the Divergent sequel live up to the promise of its predecessor? Elsewhere, in the wake of the release of "Mommy" we take the opportunity to discuss the career...
Topics: Xavier Dolan, Tom at the Farm, Mommy, Anne Dorval, Laurence Anyways, Cannes Film Festival, Cahiers...
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Jul 1, 2013
07/13
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It's (finally!) Episode 55 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. We've been away for the best part of two weeks due to Cal's move plus significant internet issues, however we're back with a bang, digging into our most anticipated film of the year, "Before Midnight," in an epic review which spans nearly twenty five minutes. We deal with the strange acting team of Susan Sarandon and The...
Topics: before midnight, world war z, like someone in love, brad pitt, ethan hawke, julie delpy, marc...
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Sep 17, 2013
09/13
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Itâs a loose, on-form episode this week, as a modest amount of films allows the digressions to flow! Pete is quick to take down James Franco, before launching into a vitriolic monologue about Rooney Mara in his assessment of Malick-inspired âAinât Them Bodies Saints, and hijacking Calâs âWhite House Downâ review with theories on how Bill Clintonâs former indiscretions could have killed us all, and how on earth James Woods managed to get an Oscar nomination for âGhosts in Mississippi.â...
Topics: Woody Allen, Wadjda, Saudia Arabia, Oscars, Foreign Language Film, review, podcast review, podcast,...
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Jun 4, 2013
06/13
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Calum Reed & Pete Sheppard
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Welcome to a special episode of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. Pete has been away all weekend so we're catching up, but in the meantime check out our special compilation episode to celebrate the podcast's one-year anniversary. Tune in for our favourite reviews, including one where Pete re-imagines "Beyond the Hills" as a Lesbian alternative to "Wreck-It Ralph," and...
Topics: Flight, Kathleen Turner, Kelly Reilly, Playing For Keeps, Paul Dano, For Ellen, Noomi Rapace,...
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Aug 12, 2014
08/14
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Peteâs antics in Ibiza are over, so the podcast returns from a fortnightly break, bringing with it five films, and some extremely early news of Foreign Language Oscar submissions. The French are represented well this week, led off by Agnes Jaouiâs fairytale-inspired âUnder the Rainbowâ and followed up by Michel Gondryâs eccentric âMood Indigo,â but did the fantasy aspects of both films draw us in or have us running for the hills? Life is far from a fairytale in Abel Ferraraâs political...
Topics: review, podcast review, film review, podcast, oscar podcast, oscars, foreign language oscar,...
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Sep 18, 2014
09/14
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Topics: Review, podcast review, Oscar podcast, Oscars podcast, film podcast, George Clooney, cecil b....
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Mar 26, 2014
03/14
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It's Episode 91 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. Pete makes plans to search for Caroline Dhavernas this week, as he jets off to her homestead of Canada for a family wedding, but before that we have news of a seriously enticing new sitcom, a musical comeback of epic proportions, and we remember a couple of great contributors to the world of cinema. We also talk quite a bit about football,...
Topics: podcast, review, podcast review, foreign language oscar, the rocket, australian cinema, sherman's...
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Sep 25, 2012
09/12
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It's Episode 17 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week the return of the elder Fanning sister prompts thoughts on cancer films when we discuss the tearjerking "Now Is Good," but don't be surprised if we want it putting out of its misery. It Girl Jennifer Lawrence is back from her Hunger Games triumph with teen thriller "House At The End of the Street," while former...
Topics: jennifer lawrence, brad pitt, killing them softly, savages, blake lively, oliver stone, dakota...
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Oct 17, 2012
10/12
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It's Episode 20 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week we've been to London - Pete has returned home but Cal is still in the capital. Audio issues existed but aren't so apparent in our discussions of "On the Road," "Barbara," "Liberal Arts," and "Ruby Sparks." We run down what we've seen at the London Film Festival thus far, featuring a subtitles...
Topics: xavier dolan, abbas kiarostami, thomas vinterberg, the hunt, i anna, charlotte rampling, ruby...
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Dec 18, 2012
12/12
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It's Episode 29 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week we give our reaction to the Golden Globe and SAG nominations, assessing the races as they stand. We find our patience severely tested by Peter Jackson's epic first installment of the Hobbit Trilogy, the first of which, "An Unexpected Journey," fails to be a tale of the unexpected. We catch up with the animated "Rise...
Topics: Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, peter Jackson, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, Rise of the...
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May 28, 2013
05/13
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Calum Reed & Pete Sheppard
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It's Episode 51 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. Aside Opening Segment: Discussing the winners of prizes at this year's Cannes Film Festival, discussing the high points in the festival's history, and some major injustices [2:15 - 16:45] *Preconception Corner* Reviews of: â¢"The Moth Diaries" â¢"Our Children" â¢"Snabba Cash" aka "Easy Money"...
Topics: Epic, Amanda Seyfried, Beyonce, Colin Farrell, podcast, podcast review, review, cannes, paris...
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Sep 4, 2012
09/12
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It's Episode 14 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week's lack of arthouse fodder leaves us stuck with middling multiplex fare, in the form of horrors and comedies. There's boysy humour abound in wedding farce "A Few Best Men," and the Sci-fi Ben Stiller-led "The Watch," plus we sample the natural in "The Myth of the American Sleepover" and the supernatural...
Topics: the possession, kyra sedgwick, total recall, colin farrell, ben stiller, the watch, jonah hill, the...
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Sep 11, 2012
09/12
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EPISODE 15: That's My Tolstoy! [1:20:38] It's Episode 15 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. We're sticking with last week's freer structure, admitting our filmic peeves before laying the smackdown on some new releases. In theory, that should be easy this week, with Adam Sandler releasing a new movie, but will our review of "That's My Boy" play out quite as expected? The lone...
Topics: Anna Karenina, Joe Wright, Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Adam Sandler, That's My Boy, Lawless, Tom...
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Sep 18, 2012
09/12
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It's Episode 16 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week we have six films but have only seen two together: this week's big releases, "Hope Springs" and "Premium Rush." The rest is consigned to reliable snipes at auteurs (Woody Allen and Asghar Farhadi the unlucky victims on this occasion), while we ponder the male posturing in "The Sweeney" and "Dredd...
Topics: dredd, steven spielberg, lincoln, daniel day lewis, premium rush, hope springs, meryl streep, tommy...
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Mar 5, 2013
03/13
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It's Episode 39 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. We might be a little off-form this week, as Pete is still ill and Cal is hungover, but we've got some juicy-looking films to ponder. We aim to be positive by bringing out our irregular Red Light District segment and pimping the best films we've seen in the past month, which include a Russian classic and a film about a woman who rents cats....
Topics: to the wonder, terrence malick, olga kurylenko, ben affleck, the tree of life, stoker, mia...
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Aug 28, 2013
08/13
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Peroni comes out to play in this weekâs episode, as Pete prepares for his impending flight to Venice by cracking open a bottle or two and lays into some usual suspects, including Nicolas Winding Refn and Kate Hudson. Cal saw Jennifer Aniston bare all in âWeâre the Millersâ and Amanda Seyfried get it all out in âLovelace,â and reveals a risqué podcast game to test Peteâs knowledge of steamy film scenes. We review Nell Blonkampâs sci-fi spectacle âElysium,â which features some...
Topics: miley cyrus, vmas, robin thicke, ben affleck, batman, julie harris, wentworth miller, gay, review,...
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Sep 3, 2013
09/13
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It's Episode 64 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week's episode sees Pete return from the Venice Film Festival with reviews of Stephen Fears' "Philomena" and Sion Sono's "Why Don't You Play In Hell," among other work by Miguel Gomes, Kelly Reichardt, and John Curran. We also take time out to discuss reaction on the Lido to Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity." This...
Topics: fifty shades of grey, dakota johnson, charlie hunnam, review, podcast, podcast review, david frost,...
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Feb 5, 2014
02/14
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www.moodforpodcast.com This week weâre back to a fairly lengthy running time, when the weekâs slate reaches a lofty seven films, as we catch up on 2013 films we missed. The juryâs out as to whether Pete will agree with Calâs affection for âThe Spectacular Now,â âShort Term 12â³ and âMuseum Hours,â and whether Cal will share Peteâs disdain for âThe Place Beyond the Pinesâ and admiration for âThe Wall.â We also take the time out to discuss a couple of Fridayâs cinema releases as...
Topics: oscars, review, podcast, podcast review, oscar podcast, alone yet not alone, original song,...
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Jan 28, 2014
01/14
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This weekâs episode is our shortest yet, as Pete seized the opportunity to cut the podcast at its knees in the final fleeting minutes. We didnât quite manage to get it under an hour, but our reviews of starry ensemble drama âAugust:Osage Countyâ and dour folk-scene tale âInside Llewyn Davisâ are concise enough. We discuss lesser known Oscar-nominated films âThe Missing Pictureâ and âCutie and the Boxer,â and ponder the Cold War charms of Kenneth Branaghâs âJack Ryan: Shadow...
Topics: directors guild award, dga, alfonso cuaron, gravity, best picture, oscars, best director, american...
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Apr 2, 2014
04/14
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This week we're living up to our Boozy British stereotype, as Pete's return from Canada brings news of some troubling Toronto drinking laws and a serious put-down to an over-excitable hockey fan. We discuss the death of a glamour puss and the reveal of Sofia Coppola's new project, plus one of us finally gets around to Ralph Fiennes' "The Invisible Woman," and we have reviews of acting showcase "Jimmy P" and kidnap story "7th Floor." Find out whether Paul Dano can...
Topics: kate o'mara, sofia coppola, paul dano, ozu, tokyo story, early summer, a man escaped, robert...
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Jun 4, 2014
06/14
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This week sees the debut review of perennial podcast talking point and all-around legend, Liv Ullmann, whose return to the screen in German Oscar entry "Two Lives" got tongues wagging, but did its tepid tale of espionage make a lasting impression on us? In the wake of this week's Singapore film "Ilo Ilo," we get to talking about other recent Camera d'Or winners at the Cannes Film Festival, touching on some films Pete doesn't really like, and one in particular that he can't...
Topics: ken loach, film critics, cannes film festival, cannes, camera d'or, party girl, ilo ilo,...
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Jun 24, 2014
06/14
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Irini M. returns this week to help us discuss our favourite films and performances from 2014 so far, leading to a disagreement about Wes Anderson, yet more discussion of Xavier Dolan, and a fierce defence of a podcast fantasy favourite. The week's reviews see us flirt with both familiarity and contempt, as Cedric Klapisch's trilogy-capping "Chinese Puzzle" was finally released in the UK, while not all of us were happy about the Venice trophy haul of Greek family drama "Miss...
Topics: podcast, review, podcast review, oscars, jennifer lawrence, alexandre desplat, venice film...
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Jul 9, 2014
07/14
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This week we're splitting the American releases down the middle, with Cal opting for raucous Melissa McCarthy comedy "Tammy," and Pete settling down for moody thriller "Cold in July." Cal's fondness for musicals led him to colourful Aussie flick "Goddess," featuring the vocal talents of none other than Ronan Keating, while France is represented in our review of "Cycling with Moliere," which (spoiler!) has very little to do with actual cycling. Elsewhere,...
Topics: melissa mccarthy, tammy, review, podcast, film podcast, oscar podcast, podcast review, susan...
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Jul 16, 2014
07/14
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This week we turn our attention to the upcoming Venice Film Festival, discussing the just-announced opening film for 2014, and the recent history of openers at the festival, which include two Steven Spielberg films and a derranged noir effort from Brian DePalma. Change is on the horizon, as the World Cup is over and Pete is now a home owner, but he still couldn't pluck up the courage to experience Keira Knightley's vocal tones in John Carney's "Begin Again," leaving Cal all alone with...
Topics: Reviews, podcast review, review, Oscar podcast, Oscars, venice film festival, venice, birdman,...
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Apr 17, 2015
04/15
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We're back after a two-and-a-half week absence with a packed lineup! As we catch up on the releases from the past fortnight, we're reviewing five films, including the highly-anticipated new film from Christian Petzold, "Phoenix," and Keanu Reeves' foray into the action genre with "John Wick." Cal reveals all about Noah Baumbach's latest observation on the middle-classes, "While We're Young" and Andrew Niccol's moralistic war drama "Good Kill," while we...
Topics: review, podcast review, film podcast, awards podcast, oscar podcast, colleen atwood, alice in...
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Apr 29, 2015
04/15
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This week there's some festival fever, with the upcoming Cannes Film Festival generating fervour abroad, and Derby's incarnation providing some local interest. We split the reviews segment, as Pete was there for Marvel's huge sequel to "The Avengers" and Carol Morley's acclaimed period drama "The Falling," while Cal caught the gothic thriller "Stonhearst Asylum" and his favourite, Reese Witherspoon, in immigrant tale "The Good Lie." Elsewhere, we talk...
Topics: review, podcast review, film podcast, oscars podcast, andrew lesnie, richard corliss, gaspar noe,...
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Oct 7, 2014
10/14
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This week's episode begins with an apology from Cal for last week's drunken debacle, plus we plug Pete's athletic abilities, and Cal tips a couple of worthwhile films playing at this year's London Film Festival. In the wake of this week's "Gone Girl" we dig into David Fincher's chilly and distinguished career, before reviewing his new mystery thriller, but who was the unexpected stand-out of the cast? We tackle zombie comedy "Life After Beth," before speculating on why The...
Topics: review, podcast review, oscar podcast, oscars podcast, film podcast, film review, twin peaks,...
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Mar 4, 2015
03/15
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After last week's epic trawl through the best of 2014, we move onto this year's delights, sampling the A-list, B-list, and indie offerings from stateside. We review crime caper "Focus," starring the overcharged coupling of Will Smith and Margot Robbie (the latter of which dominated most of Pete's attention), while Jennifer Lopez's infrequent on-screen activity of late is remedied in trashy thriller "The Boy Next Door." Cal managed to catch queer Sundance hit...
Topics: review, podcast review, the boy next door, pacific heights, michael keaton, jennifer lopez, ryan...
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Sep 24, 2014
09/14
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After last weekâs super-long episode, we lament Calâs laissez faire approach to editing, but this edition managed to sail under the ninety-minute mark fairly smoothly. The Red Light District is back, as we discuss films starring Nina Hoss and Richard Burton, a dishonest Dogme flick, plus Calâs return to awards completion gets us analysing two Best Actress Oscar races, one of which features one of the biggest snubs of all time. New releases include baseball underdog drama âMillion Dollar...
Topics: review, podcast review, film podcast, oscar podcast, oscars podcast, best actress, two days one...
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Dec 4, 2012
12/12
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It's Episode 27 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week sees the old guard return, with Clint Eastwood back in front of the camera in "Trouble with the Curve," and austere Austrian mainstay Michael Haneke bringing his Palme d'Or winner "Amour" to Anglo eyes. Dickens' classic "Great Expectations" and gory Brit-comedy "Sightseers" get a dissection...
Topics: Amour, Golden Satellites, NYFCC, new york film critics, national board of review, oscars, michael...
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Jan 9, 2014
01/14
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Any New Years resolutions to be kinder about films get well and truly broken today, as we discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of geriatric Hangover-style comedy "Last Vegas," although at least one of the cast members appears to be keeping the hands of time at bay. Cal tackles the latest biopic of the late Nelson Mandela, subtitled "Long Walk to Freedom," while Pete opted for the rigidity of Keanu Reeves in samurai tale "47 Ronin." After recovering from Amy Adams'...
Topics: BAFTA nominations, BAFTA, 12 Years a slave, gravity, captain phillips, Daniel bruhl, barkhad abdi,...
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Mar 5, 2014
03/14
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In this week's episode we finally put 2013 to bed with discussion of Sunday's Oscar ceremony, which features theories on how rule changes may have helped a certain Italian film, and when on earth Amy Adams will get her moment in the sun. A listener question turns our attention to acting winners of years gone by, while we review airborne mystery/thriller "Non-Stop," the first part of the racy "Nymphomaniac," and Akiva Goldsman's bewildering "A New York Winter's...
Topics: Amy Adams, oscars, oscar winners, podcast, podcast review, review, oscar podcast, 12 years a slave,...
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Aug 21, 2012
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It's Episode 12 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. We're down with the alpha males this week, as the testosterone flies through Simon West's "The Expendables" and in Tony Gilroy's attempt to preserve the legacy of Jason Bourne's franchise. The women this week are less easy to figure out, but we endeavour to anyway, dissecting the love triangle in "Take This Waltz" and...
Topics: bourne, matt damon, jeremy renner, michelle williams, take this waltz, the expendables, sylvester...
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Dec 18, 2014
12/14
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Itâs the week of the epics, as Peter Jackson finally ends his Middle Earth fascination (we hope, anyway) with the last instalment of The Hobbit, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan has made his longest film yet, with the solemn Palme dâOr winning âWinter Sleep.â We had an awful lot to say about Ceylanâs 196-minute effort, which leads to a discussion of films about actors and an all-out celebration of Ava Gardner, while we managed to get around to festive favourite âGet Santaâ and Cal caught the...
Topics: Oscar podcast, review, podcast Oscars, golden globe nominations, screen actors guild nominations,...
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Dec 3, 2014
12/14
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This week we're catching up for lost time with two weeks' worth of films, and a ton of news, from the sad demise of Mike Nichols to the influx of awards action, featuring discussion of Marion Cotillard's Oscar prospects and the underachievement of Edward Norton, while Pete is particularly aghast at the NBR's fondness for "The Lego Movie." Reviews this week include our take on podcast favourite Chadwick Boseman's portrayal of James Brown in "Get On Up," the less-than-popular...
Topics: review, podcast, podcast review, awards podcast, oscar podcast, oscars, best picture, best actress,...
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Feb 5, 2015
02/15
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This week we're back with a diverse array of films, from the artistic flourish of animated science fiction yarn "Big Hero 6," to the war-torn meditation of Foreign Language Oscar nominee "Tangerines," the review of which led to some rather distasteful fruit-based innuendo. Elsewhere, we were both in the queue for the second collaboration between Paul Thomas Anderson and Joaquin Phoenix, the stoner detective tale "Inherent Vice, while Cal's long-standing perplexity with...
Topics: podcast review, film podcast, oscars, awards, cesar nominees, cesars, kristen stewart, clouds of...
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Apr 21, 2015
04/15
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This week it's time to go retro again, as this month's Red Light District is a Best Actress spectacular, which gets us discussing (among other things) the women of 1948, and the testiness of Barbara Stanwyck. The week's reviews concern Nazis, outlaws, gardeners, and wild goose chases, as we tackle Kristian Levring's Western "The Salvation," and courtroom drama "Woman in Gold." Cal reveals all on the wilderness-set "Jauja," while Alan Rickman's sophomore effort...
Topics: film podcast, awards podcast, oscars, best actress, ingrid bergman, joan of arc, three comrades,...
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Jul 16, 2015
07/15
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This week weâre going full-blown indie, with reviews of Irish animated adventure âSong of the Sea,â and New Zealand-set horror comedy âHousebound,â while the racial politics of college-set satire âDear White Peopleâ leave us with conflicted thoughts. We get off to an overwhelmingly positive start, as Julyâs instalment of the Red Light District features a Colombian festival hit and a Hammer Horror classic, and leads to digressions about the Best Actress Oscar race of 1963 and the...
Topics: review, podcast review, film podcast, oscar podcast, omar sharif, monsieur ibrahim, lawrence of...
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Nov 6, 2013
11/13
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We've got plenty of material for you this week, as we bring you five films, a healthy news segment, and an epic Preconception Corner. Having already achieved the Sheppard seal of approval, Cal caught up with Stephen Frears' "Philomena," plus we tackle the Romanian Oscar hopeful "Child's Pose," and well-received animated film "Turbo." As Awards Season hots up, we assess where the finalists for the Best Animated Feature Oscar all stand, and look at the nominees for...
Topics: film, podcast, review, film review, conversation, podcast review, grand budapest hotel, wes...
